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Slavery is the
ownership of a
person as property,
especially in
regards to
their labour.
Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location...
- She
described the war from
within her upper-class
circles of
Southern slaveowner society, but encomp****ed all
classes in her book. She was
married to James...
- (December 10, 1749 – May 30, 1826) was an
American physician,
statesman and
slaveowner from Princeton, New Jersey. He was born in
Neshaminy in the
Province of...
- (January 6, 1806 –
November 24, 1867) was an
American heiress, planter, and
slaveowner who was the
mother of
Confederate First Lady
Varina Davis and mother-in-law...
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William Salter Blackledge (1793 –
March 21, 1857) was an
American slaveowner and
politician who
served one term as a U.S.
Congressman from
North Carolina...
- 1920) was a U.S.
Representative from Kentucky,
nephew of
Green Adams, and
slaveowner.
Adams was born in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, on
December 20...
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America was
repeatedly used in
early American history. Both
slaves and
slaveowners used the
traditional biblical story of the
Exodus to not only form their...
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slavery and
abolition depended on
their position in society:
wealthy slaveowners,
political rulers,
religious authorities, and
enslaved persons had different...
- the Confederation, and at
least 2
members of the
Continental Congress.
Slaveowners,
whether enslaving Black and
Indigenous Peoples in
office or previously...
- (December 16, 1817 –
October 24, 1878) was an
American merchant, lawyer,
slaveowner and politician,
including a
United States senator. A
strong supporter...
